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A spokesperson for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue said people should keep water away from their house as best they could and contact the fire service if there is a possibility of it reaching the electrics.

The fire service's group manager for East Staffordshire Toby Wilson said: "We advise residents to do their best to prevent any water entering their property using sandbags.

"If there is heavy rainfall or flooding from a nearby water source that is getting into the building and there is possibility it will reach electrics, we urge the public to call us.

"We work closely with our partners from the Highways Agency and the Environment Agency to deal with this type of incident and the firefighters will endeavour to pump the water away from the property."